Recently Rick and Ben took off on the motorcycle to try to find Santo Cerro and a Fort built by Cristopher Columbus in 1495. The story of the Sacred Hole of the Cruz (pictured below) is an interesting story. We don't exactly know what happened there but the legend and current beliefs are written in the following link: http://www.centrelink.org/Guitar.html It's well worth reading and will help you to understand the pictures below.
This picture was taken in the church up on the hill of Santa Cerro.
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot left of this fort. Time has done it's damage. Earthquakes have added to that. And at one point, they were taking block from the fort to use in the construction in present day La Vega.
Excavation and restoration of the ruins began in 1976 and today, the ruins are located in a national park. There is still more to be done, but it appeared that all work has stopped for now.
Ben enjoyed climbing all over and exploring the ruins.
